Jesuit schools have a long-standing and well-deserved reputation for training the leaders of tomorrow. Today, that means expertise in math, especially Calculus. Many have described calculus as a gatehouse class which historically has limited access to higher fields. Others indicated that cooperative learning might help solve this problem. § There are two problems with using cooperative learning as a solution to calculus-access in a Jesuit college preparatory school. First, cooperative learning, when not implemented properly, can lead to freeloading, which, in turn, can lead to resentment on the part of the harder-working and more capable student. Second, cooperative learning is student centered where Ignatian pedagogy and cura personalis are centered on the relationship between the individual student and teacher.§ This quasi-experimental studied 110 students over a three month period, half learning in a cooperative setting and half in a traditional setting. It looked at achievement, as well as attitudes toward peers, teachers, Ignatian education, cooperative learning, and freeloading. The results are enlightening. Skryť popis